Downloading Installation Logs

This section describes how to download a zip archive of the installation logs for a specified fabric by using the Data Fabric UI.

You can use the Data Fabric UI Download logs button only on fabrics created using the seed node installer or the Create fabric button. The Download logs button is not available on fabrics installed manually.

Steps for Downloading the Log Archive

To download all the logs for a fabric:
  1. Log on to the Data Fabric UI.
  2. Select the Fabric manager option.
  3. Click Global namespace, and check the table view.
  4. For any fabric listed in the table view, click the ellipsis () under the Action column, and select Download logs. The Download logs dialog shows the status of the download:

    The download operation copies a zip archive to the Downloads folder on your workstation. For example, in the Chrome browser, you can view the contents of the Downloads folder by clicking the Downloads icon in the upper right corner of the browser:

  5. To view the logs, un-zip the archive to a directory of your choosing.

Contents of Log Archive

The log archive includes \data and \log directories that contain the following files:
Archive Directory Log Files Number of Files
\data installer.mv.db 1 per fabric
properties.json 1 per fabric
\logs create-ssl-keys.log 1 per fabric
installer.json[.x] 1 per node
installer.log 1 per fabric
installer_cli.log 1 per fabric
installer_cli_root.log 1 per fabric
installer-process.log 1 per fabric
<FQDN>.log 1 per node
<FQDN>_cfg_r_<timestamp>.log 1 per node
mapr-installer.log[.x] 1 per node

Related maprcli Commands

To implement the features described on this page, the Data Fabric UI relies on the following maprcli command. A link to this command is provided for general reference. For more information, see maprcli Commands in This Guide.